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North Carolina's Greene Early College High School in Greene County focuses on community service and strong academics and prepares students for successful college and life experiences.
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Jimmy Courson has been building models of ships for 57 years in Belhaven, Beaufort County, North Carolina.
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3.“Yes’m, it’s Been Quite a Year.” by Brooks, Jacob Carolina Country Vol. 47 Issue 9, September 2015
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For educator Jacob Brooks, defining the year as nerve-wracking was easy, as easy as it was defining the last twelve months as “quite a year.” The challenge was in deciding which of the two events discussed—one personal, the other professional—was more so.
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The pole attachment in question is jointly provided by two companies to avoid having to build their own poles. Or at least building a pole attachment is between two electric cooperatives. For the legal work related to their implications, state legislature is responsible, and this can be a challenging process. With over two million of North Carolinians reliant of coop power, though, the effort can be perceived as worth it.
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According to owner Carol Whitt, it's been a long way from a backyard for her Pit Bull, Everest. Since then, this pooch has been living a transformed life as a pet and transforming children’s lives as a Therapy Dog for Canine Good Citizen.
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In the midst of The Great Depression, there came signs of prosperity in rural North Carolina that have stretched down over five decades: electricity and electric cooperatives. Profiled is the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, whose impact has become worldwide. Noted are places where NRECA has made a difference, as close as Haiti and as far as the Philippines.
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How Jimmy Courson of Belhaven became an inspirational person is through the construction of model ships, a craft he has perfected over the past almost six decades. Just as noteworthy is Jimmy’s refusal to let a battle with oral cancer stop him from engaging in this work of (he)art.
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Suggested in this collection of recollections was that noteworthy events. One was Steve Sink's story of riding a hot air balloon. Others, such as a pet’s goodbye gesture to a well-loved family member, can make memories worth remembering. Just as important, though, is the other lesson. The people who are part of memories, whether they be family or friends, can make memories featuring seemingly mundane events such as Sunday dinners worth holding onto.
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